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at that time, they were filming in northeast afghanistan. in november, 2010, a video message of the man was released. it said nothing. the journalists and their interpreter were set free on wednesday. they had no idea they were about to be sent home. >> we were in our house. then they moved us to another one and told us the negotiations were over. two days ago, we had a long walk to the main valley. we started to have a good feeling. when we knew we were being released, they brought us clothes and put us in a car. >> three colleagues gave them a a heroes welcome. questions are being asked about the circumstances surrounding the release. there are rumors that money changed hands, but there is no proof of that. the french more in -- foreign minister is adamant that france does not pay ransom. bbc news. >> we are live from singapore and london. tie one goes along discuss serving leader is indicted on corruption charges. >> welcomed with open arms, william and kate go to canada in their first trip abroad. the greek government has got a second au
at that time, they were filming in northeast afghanistan. in november, 2010, a video message of the man was released. it said nothing. the journalists and their interpreter were set free on wednesday. they had no idea they were about to be sent home. >> we were in our house. then they moved us to another one and told us the negotiations were over. two days ago, we had a long walk to the main valley. we started to have a good feeling. when we knew we were being released, they brought us...
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still to come, safeguarding one of afghanistan's architectural treasures. that battle to preserve this historic city. >> and blended kickstart the final race to the finish line to the olympics. and independent inquiry has found that one in 10 experiments on monkeys has no clear sign to the purpose. studies involving monkeys have led to important benefits over the years, such as the development of a polio vaccine and treatment for strokes and parkinson's disease. an animal welfare groups describe the inquiry's findings as chilling. >> it is done in cases where we believe it will yield fantastic results that meat -- that may either now or sometime in the future be important for human health. >> but is all the research carried out really necessary? and does it always lead to a scientific and medical benefits? according to a review of research on monkeys, on the whole, the work is of high quality and were continuing, but there were some concerns. -- worth continuing, but there were some concerns. >> some of the work does not justify continuing in terms of its m
still to come, safeguarding one of afghanistan's architectural treasures. that battle to preserve this historic city. >> and blended kickstart the final race to the finish line to the olympics. and independent inquiry has found that one in 10 experiments on monkeys has no clear sign to the purpose. studies involving monkeys have led to important benefits over the years, such as the development of a polio vaccine and treatment for strokes and parkinson's disease. an animal welfare groups...
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this information that one of our unhood, the people that hate us, we thought were the ones that are in afghanistan or in libya. but one of our own, this is very difficult. >> president obama issued this statement shortly after holding talks with the prime minister of new zealand. >> i want to make a note, we were discussing the fact that there has been a bombing in norway. as well as a shooting. we don't have an affirmation yet, but i wanted to extend my condolences to the people of norway. it is a reminder that the entire international community has a stake in preventing this kind of terror from occurring. and we have to work cooperatively together. intelligence in terms of prevention, these kinds of horrible attacks. >> this is a bbc news. still ahead, much more on the dramatic events in norway. stay with us. the journalist with the norwegian state broadcaster gave us the details about the attack on the summer camp. >> these are reports coming out now, unconfirmed reports. the shooter might be one of several. he had a blond hair and seems like a scandinavian. that is information that goes direct
this information that one of our unhood, the people that hate us, we thought were the ones that are in afghanistan or in libya. but one of our own, this is very difficult. >> president obama issued this statement shortly after holding talks with the prime minister of new zealand. >> i want to make a note, we were discussing the fact that there has been a bombing in norway. as well as a shooting. we don't have an affirmation yet, but i wanted to extend my condolences to the people of...
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. >> now to afghanistan or five people were killed today in a blast inside a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hid explosives in his turban. it happened in canada hard during a memorial service for president karzai's brother. his brother was assassinated this week. the governor of kandahar was in the mosque. >> another deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. top afghan officials were attending a prayer service for the president's half-brothers. they were quickly whisked away as eight police units secure the area. among the dead, an influential cleric, a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other attacks, the brought was born by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. on wednesday, six villagers died in this raid. it was an operation to flush out insurgents near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger among afghans. protest have taken place, pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently, but some are wondering at what cost? starting next week
. >> now to afghanistan or five people were killed today in a blast inside a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hid explosives in his turban. it happened in canada hard during a memorial service for president karzai's brother. his brother was assassinated this week. the governor of kandahar was in the mosque. >> another deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. top afghan officials were attending a prayer service for the president's half-brothers. they were quickly...
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at the time, they were filming in northeast afghanistan. on november, 2010, a video message of the men was released. since then, nothing. the two journalists under interpreter were set free on wednesday. so they had no idea they were about to be sent home. >> we were in a house that -- and moved us to another one and told us the negotiations were over. two days ago, we did a long walk to the main valley. we started to have a good feeling. when we really knew that we were being released was when they gave us our white clothes and when they put us in the car toward the base. >> france, three colleagues gave the two journalists a hero's welcome. but questions are being asked about the circumstances surrounding their release. there are rumors that money changed hands. but there's no proof of that. and the french foreign minister is adamant that france does not pay ransom. >> united nations secretary general ban ki-moon has called for a peaceful election. mr. ban has urged all parties to refrain from violence before, during and after the polls.
at the time, they were filming in northeast afghanistan. on november, 2010, a video message of the men was released. since then, nothing. the two journalists under interpreter were set free on wednesday. so they had no idea they were about to be sent home. >> we were in a house that -- and moved us to another one and told us the negotiations were over. two days ago, we did a long walk to the main valley. we started to have a good feeling. when we really knew that we were being released...
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now to afghanistan where five people were killed today in a blast inside of a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hid explosives in his turban. this took place during a memorial service for president karzai's brother, ahmad wali karzai. four more of his brothers and the governor of kandahar were in the mosque at the time but they were not heard. >> and other deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. officials were attending a service for the president's brother when the bomber struck. the police security area. among the dead, an influential clear -- among the dead, an influential cleric opposed to the taliban. the brunt of this attack was borne by ordinary afghans. late on wednesday, six villagers died in a raid during an operation to flush out insurgents from near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. this has led to a wave of anger among afghans. the protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen. some are wondering, at what cost. starting next week and over the next several months, sev
now to afghanistan where five people were killed today in a blast inside of a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hid explosives in his turban. this took place during a memorial service for president karzai's brother, ahmad wali karzai. four more of his brothers and the governor of kandahar were in the mosque at the time but they were not heard. >> and other deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. officials were attending a service for the president's brother when the bomber...
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last night, the prime minister returned from afghanistan to learn of the brewing storm. >> yes, we it -- we do need to have an inquiry into what happened. we're no longer talking about politicians and celebrities. we're talking about murder victims, potentially terrorist victims, having their funds hacked into. it is absolutely disgusting. >> what happened in the newsroom of news of the world is being investigated by 50 police officers. now there are inquiries as to why the police took so long to take it seriously and what is wrong with the british media. this all began with the imprisonment for years ago of the news of the world's will editor, imprisoned also this man. >> i made a statement yesterday, and due to constraints, there will be no more coming out of my mouth. >> it is his reams of notes that has provoked fuelled this side, that and the mounting anger of m p's that the police did not want to investigate what he had done. tonight, rupert murdoch issued a statement describing what had been done as deplorable and unacceptable, stating, "our company must fully and promptly coop
last night, the prime minister returned from afghanistan to learn of the brewing storm. >> yes, we it -- we do need to have an inquiry into what happened. we're no longer talking about politicians and celebrities. we're talking about murder victims, potentially terrorist victims, having their funds hacked into. it is absolutely disgusting. >> what happened in the newsroom of news of the world is being investigated by 50 police officers. now there are inquiries as to why the police...
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., lawyers for the relatives of british soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan say police have warned their clients that their phones may have been hacked into by the news of the world. the tabloid newspaper at the center of a phone hacking scandal. the parent company, news corporation, said it would be absolutely appalled and horrified if the allegations proved true. and the owner, rupert murdoch, has ordered full cooperation with police investigations. our political editor nick robinson reports. >> yes, there was even worse to come. the relatives of soldiers kill in iraq and afghanistan have been warned that their phones may have been hacked. according to tomorrow's daily telegraph. they joined the families of those whose loved ones were blown apart on 7-7. >> my mind went back to 2005. and the real emotional turmoil and state that we were in. and that somebody was listening to them. it's a violation, isn't it? >> also on the list of possible targets, the parents of holly and jessica who died. and of course mini dowler whose parents were given false hope that she was alive when her
., lawyers for the relatives of british soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan say police have warned their clients that their phones may have been hacked into by the news of the world. the tabloid newspaper at the center of a phone hacking scandal. the parent company, news corporation, said it would be absolutely appalled and horrified if the allegations proved true. and the owner, rupert murdoch, has ordered full cooperation with police investigations. our political editor nick robinson...
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general allan said he was under no illusion about the challenges in afghanistan. spanish police say they have broken up a major concern that was laundering money from drug trafficking. they dug up some of the money from under the floor of a madrid mansion. it took them 16 hours of searching. when the cash was counted, it totaled 23 million euros. we have been reporting a lot on rupert murdoch and his son james preparing to take questions from the u.k. parliamentary committee. >> it is what everybody's eyes will be on later on today, tuesday. early on, i spoke to a member of the democracy institute. he was talking to me about the cross-examination the murdoch's will face. >> i can see a surprise we can look forward to. the murdoch's well in the comparative cents be somewhat forthright, comparatively in cycle, more than we would have expected, because their attempts to say as little as possible in recent days and weeks have obviously failed miserably. i think they will belatedly see the sense in being more forthcoming. and there will be forthright compared with rebe
general allan said he was under no illusion about the challenges in afghanistan. spanish police say they have broken up a major concern that was laundering money from drug trafficking. they dug up some of the money from under the floor of a madrid mansion. it took them 16 hours of searching. when the cash was counted, it totaled 23 million euros. we have been reporting a lot on rupert murdoch and his son james preparing to take questions from the u.k. parliamentary committee. >> it is...
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his is a dusty checkpoint in afghanistan. hers, the glamour of hollywood. scott maurine to date to the ball, so -- newlin >> hello, mila. i did want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball in greenville, north carolina, with yours truly. cruxes bold invitation was seen by 800,000 people on you could, but not by the actress herself. >> what? what's the marine corps posted a video invited you to go to the ball. >> do it for your country. >> what? >> a fellow bought chat show guest played matchmaker. >> you know it, man. i am going to work on this for you. he invited you to the marine corps ball. >> when is it? >> in november. >> november what? >> i do not know. >> i will go. >> she is promoting her latest film with timber lake and now looks forward to a trip to north carolina, slopping the movies for the mess hall. she promised sgt moore she will not stand him up. >> we're going to make this happen, sir. " true showbiz style, people have already been in touch with his people. it is officially a day. bbc news. >> i think that is a
his is a dusty checkpoint in afghanistan. hers, the glamour of hollywood. scott maurine to date to the ball, so -- newlin >> hello, mila. i did want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball in greenville, north carolina, with yours truly. cruxes bold invitation was seen by 800,000 people on you could, but not by the actress herself. >> what? what's the marine corps posted a video invited you to go to the ball. >> do it for your country. >>...
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it has been a dark day for afghanistan. >> that is right. there has been condemnation of the killing of the half-brother of president karzai. ahmed wali karzai was regarded as one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country. his death has raised fears about instead -- instability. we have a report from the afghan capital. >> he described himself as the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. few disagreed. ahmed wali karzai was a controversial figure. he said he added spice to afghan life. the roads to his compound were closed. the president's half brother lived under tight security. only the most trusted could get close. his head a personal protection arose little suspicion when he entered the room without saying a word. he shot him twice. hamid karzai paused as he welcomed president nicolas sarkozy of france. >> this morning my younger brother was martyred in his house. this is the life of the afghan people. we have all suffered the same kind of pain. forgive me for not speaking with a smile today. wali karzai was said
it has been a dark day for afghanistan. >> that is right. there has been condemnation of the killing of the half-brother of president karzai. ahmed wali karzai was regarded as one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country. his death has raised fears about instead -- instability. we have a report from the afghan capital. >> he described himself as the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. few disagreed. ahmed wali karzai was a controversial figure. he said he...
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british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective working for "the news of the world." they say they've only made aware of the allegations on monday. >> it is the most serious allegation yet in the phone hacking -- that a missing girls of voice mail was intercepted and a police investigation potentially compromised. >> as a lawyer you are kind of used to hearing fairly awful disinformation -- i got goose bumps. it is one of the most despicable things. >> it is alleged that this man, a private investigator, carried out the hacking and deleted some of the voice mail messages to make space for new ones. news international says
british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective...
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in other news, 7 afghan policeman have been killed in southern afghanistan. the attack happened in an area due to be handed over to afghan control later this week. it also coincided with the departure of america's top commander, general david petraeus. he is leaving to become head of the cia. u.s. marine corps general allan will take over control of the forces in afghanistan. the u.s. senate will hold daily sessions including the weekend until legislation is passed to raise the government limit on borrowing. the senate majority leader said it was necessary to prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its debt. talks have taken place between the u.s. government officials and representatives of the libyan leader muammar gaddafi's government. this comes after months of air strikes bombarded in the country. for more on what the talks entailed, i am joined by andrew north. what is the significance of this meeting coming so soon after the u.s. government recognized the rebels as the legitimate governing authority? >> there is a direct link. u.s. officials have been clear
in other news, 7 afghan policeman have been killed in southern afghanistan. the attack happened in an area due to be handed over to afghan control later this week. it also coincided with the departure of america's top commander, general david petraeus. he is leaving to become head of the cia. u.s. marine corps general allan will take over control of the forces in afghanistan. the u.s. senate will hold daily sessions including the weekend until legislation is passed to raise the government limit...
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and allies in afghanistan. many prominent people like ahmad wali karzai have been killed in kandahar and the north. protecting those people has been extremely difficult. i think that is the concern. absent the feeling of stability, not just for power brokers and warlords, but for ordinary citizens. >> is the political threat crowing? >> when the senior officials add up the numbers, it is about the same as last year, but there are some very -- the most powerful, the police chief, warlord, if you will, in the north, was recently assassinated. that sent shivers in the north, where i also visited. there is a greater stability, but there is a sense that the people who are in charge are targets. >> david ignatius, thank you for joining us. now to the hacking scandal which continues to spread in great britain. "news of the worldwent even further = = -- "news of the world" went even further, according to gordon brown. >> there is some flash photography. >> here is gordon at downing street. on the top is rebekah brooks.
and allies in afghanistan. many prominent people like ahmad wali karzai have been killed in kandahar and the north. protecting those people has been extremely difficult. i think that is the concern. absent the feeling of stability, not just for power brokers and warlords, but for ordinary citizens. >> is the political threat crowing? >> when the senior officials add up the numbers, it is about the same as last year, but there are some very -- the most powerful, the police chief,...
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they are alleged to have links to al qaeda and the taliban in neighboring afghanistan. security forces claim success. but alongside these operations have been many arrests of people on the flimsiest of grounds. so the people of this traditional muslim country could be pushed into the arms of radical groups by the government's own heavy-handed tactics, and the continued poverty and corruption that blights their lives. bbc news. >> it was billed as an awesome deal. two of the online world biggest names announced they were teaming up a. facebook is announcing a chat service that will be provided by skype, which is being bought by microsoft. for more, i am joined from san francisco by the editor at large of cnet. remember you are speaking to a technical neophyte. what does this mean you will be able to do that you could not before? >> if you are looking at a list of your friends on facebook, which is the court to what facebook is all about, there is a simple click to have a video chat with them, a video call, using the skype software you use to have to leave facebook to use
they are alleged to have links to al qaeda and the taliban in neighboring afghanistan. security forces claim success. but alongside these operations have been many arrests of people on the flimsiest of grounds. so the people of this traditional muslim country could be pushed into the arms of radical groups by the government's own heavy-handed tactics, and the continued poverty and corruption that blights their lives. bbc news. >> it was billed as an awesome deal. two of the online world...
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now in other news, seven afghan policemen have been killed in southern afghanistan. attack happened in lashkar, an area due to be handed over to afghan control later this week. it also coincided with the departure of america's top commander, general petraeus, who is leaving to become head of the cia. u.s. marine corps general john allen will take over command of the nato-led forces in afghanistan. the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" has said a final farewell to colleagues on board the international space station. "atlantis" will undock early on tuesday and is aiming to land back on earth on thursday. its four career members floated through the lock ready for the last trip of the shuttle program. in libya, the struggle continues between pro and taken qaddafi forces with rebels claiming they've retain control of the key oil town of brager. according to a rebel spokesman, the bulk of qaddafi's troops retreated westward. at the same time, rebels in the western city say they're preparing for fresh offensive. outgunned by qaddafi's better equipped forces, they're bein
now in other news, seven afghan policemen have been killed in southern afghanistan. attack happened in lashkar, an area due to be handed over to afghan control later this week. it also coincided with the departure of america's top commander, general petraeus, who is leaving to become head of the cia. u.s. marine corps general john allen will take over command of the nato-led forces in afghanistan. the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" has said a final farewell to colleagues on...
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provides a more mercenaries for the us in afghanistan than anybody else and has been implicated in a number of scandals as contractors who were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in back in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan and the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over most injuries to protect human rights but as artie's garniture can reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired her hands and hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet and on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers like they were trying to everyone they could see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to ca
provides a more mercenaries for the us in afghanistan than anybody else and has been implicated in a number of scandals as contractors who were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in back in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan and the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over most injuries to protect human rights but as artie's garniture...
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but a serious upsurge in attacks in afghanistan is leading analysts questioning of nato has achieved anything during his time in the country. germany's finance ministers war that he will not bail out every troubled euro zone country and the stress that in the future similar handouts will be strictly restricted his statement echoed chancellor merkel's earlier statement that berlin would not engage in quote unconditional buying of bombs from stricken members who was interpreted by traders as germany would not back to your own definitely and in another development the i.m.f. warning france that it needs more cuts to avoid becoming the next victim of the debt crisis economics author patrick young told me paris and the problem started a long time ago. the problem is look these aren't things that have just happened suddenly i mean the french budget deficit has been in a deficit the french budget since one thousand nine hundred seventy four i mean leaves are things that have been going on for thirty or forty years it's absolutely ludicrous untruthfully governments need to stop spending and
but a serious upsurge in attacks in afghanistan is leading analysts questioning of nato has achieved anything during his time in the country. germany's finance ministers war that he will not bail out every troubled euro zone country and the stress that in the future similar handouts will be strictly restricted his statement echoed chancellor merkel's earlier statement that berlin would not engage in quote unconditional buying of bombs from stricken members who was interpreted by traders as...
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a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces from the cia intelligence officer michael should say that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. and we're watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the contrary not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when they go leaves the old go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again and so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have the after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count with that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we ran fair with one mission
a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured it follows a string of attacks and the killing of president karzai brother and it comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces from the cia intelligence officer michael should say that the violence in afghanistan will only escalate. and we're watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to...
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alone escalate more watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control become tree not just because there have been trained sufficiently and also because they're divided tribally when you're gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal and withdraw in defeat really ultimately what we have the after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their supporters to make any difference we instead tried to build a western democracy in a country that's conservatively islamic and deeply islamic and so we failed to do that and the situation is going to remain violent and probably. de
alone escalate more watching the charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control become tree not just because there have been trained sufficiently and also because they're divided tribally when you're gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal and...
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in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and it was killing circumvented by security firms on a regular basis can expand set to undermine call the horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans kill destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically and with. its. many. functions to these. companies they are not related in the end not control and this is what we're extremely concerned that washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their pivot saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape and murder. a
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and it was killing circumvented by security firms on a regular basis can expand set to undermine call the horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans kill destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to...
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withdraws its troops from iraq and afghanistan they leave behind in a vast number of private military contractors critics of the so-called hired guns are demanding that most news in the name of america held accountable for the growing number of reported human rights abuses and civilian deaths in conflict torn countries there's artie's going to chicken or ports the u.s. is in no rush to regulate private military muscle this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethink human rights violations including torture rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw
withdraws its troops from iraq and afghanistan they leave behind in a vast number of private military contractors critics of the so-called hired guns are demanding that most news in the name of america held accountable for the growing number of reported human rights abuses and civilian deaths in conflict torn countries there's artie's going to chicken or ports the u.s. is in no rush to regulate private military muscle this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private...
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presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're paid to be fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the population and become more congenial simply because it has to if it wants to be taken seriously by the population generally speaking that afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states of coalition courses providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people and i think that we would be foolish to sit here and think that the u.s. is leaning we're not leaving there will be permanent u.s. involvement in nato involvement for a long time. elsewhere across the globe the u.s. has ann
presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're paid to be fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the...
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. >> in afghanistan, the request of one u.s. marine has grabbed worldwide attention. the sergeant wanted to take mila kunis to the marine corps ball. now he has the date of a lifetime. >> never mind occupying different worlds, they occupy different planets. he is in afghanistan, she is in hollywood. >> i want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball on november 18th in north carolina. >> his bowl invitation was seen by 800,000 people on youtube but not by the actress. -- his bold invitation was seen by a hundred thousand people. >> do it for your country. >> justin timberlake played matchmaker. >> i will work on this for you. i will work on this for you. he invited you to the ball. >> when is the ball? >> in november. >> i will go. >> she is promoting her latest film and she can look forward to a trip to north carolina. she is swapping the movies for the mess hall. >> we're going to make this happen. >> her people have already been in touch with his people. this is officially a date. >> that shows that persistence really does pay off. that
. >> in afghanistan, the request of one u.s. marine has grabbed worldwide attention. the sergeant wanted to take mila kunis to the marine corps ball. now he has the date of a lifetime. >> never mind occupying different worlds, they occupy different planets. he is in afghanistan, she is in hollywood. >> i want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball on november 18th in north carolina. >> his bowl invitation was seen by 800,000 people on...
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the int still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating ar
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the int still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has always been just your point. i think he was influenced by the idea that, look i'm not sure this is going to work but i'm not prepared not to the do it and see what the consequens are. i'm mo prepared to do in the this case because i've described this as a war of choice... i've described this as a war of necessity, not choice, as iq was characterized a aar choice. >> i think you're absolutely on it and what we tried to do literally in chapter 9 of this book is to describe the mind-set of obama when he was handling time and time again questions relating to afghanistan. for example, in the su
we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has...
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically us. so many military and security functions to the security companies they are not regulated and they're not control and he says we're we're extremely concerned that we have a call in is for relation to the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which there's actually a criminal investigation or prosecution or sing out of. what experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniform forces to do the official fighting and then thousands and thousand
military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically us. so many military and security functions to the security companies they are not regulated and they're not control and he says we're we're extremely concerned that we have a call in is for relation to the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold...
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that all british combat troops will pull out of afghanistan by two thousand and fourteen. venezuelan president hugo chavez has made a surprise return home during his treatment for cancer in cuba coincides with venezuela's two hundred independence day anniversary he addressed cheering supporters in the capital but says he won't be able to join the celebrations it was thought would be home for months down to remain as to whether he's made a full enough recovery. has sentenced its former president in a percent to fifteen year prison term for trafficking drugs weapons and archaeological artifacts a fortnight ago banal he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to thirty five years behind bars he fled to saudi arabia back in january after a month long uprising requests for his extradition back to tunisia have not been answered. they are either for god or a few the russian children suffering from a rare and incurable genetic disease which can leave them badly scarred and in acute pain until now has been virtually ignored by the medical establishment but one mother is hoping
that all british combat troops will pull out of afghanistan by two thousand and fourteen. venezuelan president hugo chavez has made a surprise return home during his treatment for cancer in cuba coincides with venezuela's two hundred independence day anniversary he addressed cheering supporters in the capital but says he won't be able to join the celebrations it was thought would be home for months down to remain as to whether he's made a full enough recovery. has sentenced its former president...
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every flook now it's some other stories from around the world britain's prime minister is in afghanistan for a two day visit to k. troops there but david cameron's plans to celebrate progress in fighting insurgents are being marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the town of on camera visit comes just a week after his announcement that all british combat troops will pull out of of afghan. stand by two thousand and fourteen. is when one president which obvious has made a surprise return home during his treatment for cancer in cuba recalling size with men as well as two hundred independence day anniversary he addressed cheering supporters in the capital but says he won't be able to join the celebrations it was thought chavis wouldn't be home for months and doubts remain as to whether this made a fair enough recovery. tunisia has sentenced its former president in of censure to a fifteen year prison term for trafficking drugs weapons and archaeological artifacts a fortnight ago banal he was convicted of and has meant and sentenced to thirty five years behind bars he fled to saud
every flook now it's some other stories from around the world britain's prime minister is in afghanistan for a two day visit to k. troops there but david cameron's plans to celebrate progress in fighting insurgents are being marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the town of on camera visit comes just a week after his announcement that all british combat troops will pull out of of afghan. stand by two thousand and fourteen. is when one president which obvious has made a surprise...
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britain's prime minister is promising a surge in financial aid to afghanistan despite a planned withdrawal of u.k. troops david cameron's in the country for a two day visit where he hoped to celebrate foreign forces progress in fighting insurgents but his plans were marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the taliban. this year has sentenced former president in absentia to a fifteen year prison term for trafficking drugs weapons and archaeological artifacts a fortnight ago ben ali was convicted of investment and sentenced to thirty five years behind bars he fled to saudi arabia back in january after a month long uprising requests for his extradition back to tunisia have not been answered. while they are forgotten few the russian children suffering from a rare and incurable genetic disease which can leave them badly scarred and in acute pain until now it's been virtually ignored by the medical establishment but one mother is hoping to change that we want you may find some of the images in daria pushkar was report upsetting. she likes dancing and no one would guess the amount of
britain's prime minister is promising a surge in financial aid to afghanistan despite a planned withdrawal of u.k. troops david cameron's in the country for a two day visit where he hoped to celebrate foreign forces progress in fighting insurgents but his plans were marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the taliban. this year has sentenced former president in absentia to a fifteen year prison term for trafficking drugs weapons and archaeological artifacts a fortnight ago ben ali...
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thousands of people leave home every year looking to a new start because of wars and poverty in afghanistan, sri lanka and other countries. demanding that australia and malaysia act responsibly and prevent the deal from leading to civil rights violations. nhk world. >>> before we wrap up this bulletin, we look at an attempt by singapore to enter the record books. the city state has recently built what it says is the longest table in the world. the fully assembled table, about 160 meters long was put on dism display saturday in the middle of a road. singapore hopes that the guinness world records will endorse the bid. the organizers put on the event as part of the city's food festival managing to sell 550 seats to hungry customers. >> i always wanted to come down here. so it's fantastic. i think they're doing a fun thing. this is nice. >> the organizers planned the table at 120 meters but had to limit it as demand rose. try fitting that table into your dining room. that wraps up our bulletin. >>> now let's look at the market figures. >>> hello, there. welcome to your weather update. we're lo
thousands of people leave home every year looking to a new start because of wars and poverty in afghanistan, sri lanka and other countries. demanding that australia and malaysia act responsibly and prevent the deal from leading to civil rights violations. nhk world. >>> before we wrap up this bulletin, we look at an attempt by singapore to enter the record books. the city state has recently built what it says is the longest table in the world. the fully assembled table, about 160...
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a brief look at a couple of international headlines now britain's prime minister is in afghanistan for a two day visit to k. troops there but david cameron's plans to celebrate progress in fighting insurgents have been marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the taliban cameron's visit comes just a week after his announcement that all british combat troops will pull out of afghanistan by twenty fourteen. well and president which obviously has made a surprise return home during his treatment for cancer in cuba it coincides with venezuela's two hundred independence day anniversary he addressed cheering supporters in the capital but says he won't be able to join the celebrations starchild this would be home for months of doubts remain as to whether he's made a full free cup. tunisia has sentenced its fugitive former president to fifteen years in prison for trafficking drugs weapons and archaeological artifacts a fortnight ago the x. leader was convicted of investment and sentenced to thirty five years behind bars ben ali fled to saudi arabia back in january after a month long
a brief look at a couple of international headlines now britain's prime minister is in afghanistan for a two day visit to k. troops there but david cameron's plans to celebrate progress in fighting insurgents have been marred after a soldier was captured and executed by the taliban cameron's visit comes just a week after his announcement that all british combat troops will pull out of afghanistan by twenty fourteen. well and president which obviously has made a surprise return home during his...
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won't pay the cost of going to mars ok deal they'll pay you to my amazement they'll pay to go into afghanistan and you think get rid of learned from the soviets there that was a big mistake. but they all seem to pay for that the obama is finding out that maybe they won't but. exploration everybody can rhapsodize over the whole bowl but they're not willing to pay the taxes for unfortunately if i were a czar ok if i were premier i'd say we're going to go back to them oh. yeah i'm not i'm not czar i'm not premier we think about the average age of a team on the ground not twenty four and looking back at it do you feel safe to trust a bunch of twenty year olds now trust them more than the old guys. well that was in a period when we had some very good elderly leadership. but that leadership was smart enough to leave a lot of the technological and quick decisions up to the young people it was very they had a lot of screening and they were tested time and time again but there was a. the management listened to the younger people. and i'm not sure i could say the same about the soviet thank you very muc
won't pay the cost of going to mars ok deal they'll pay you to my amazement they'll pay to go into afghanistan and you think get rid of learned from the soviets there that was a big mistake. but they all seem to pay for that the obama is finding out that maybe they won't but. exploration everybody can rhapsodize over the whole bowl but they're not willing to pay the taxes for unfortunately if i were a czar ok if i were premier i'd say we're going to go back to them oh. yeah i'm not i'm not czar...